Person
Broughton Edge, Arthur (1895 - 1953)
- Born
- 16 March 1895
England - Died
- 8 October 1953
England - Occupation
- Geologist
Summary
Arthur Broughton Edge was director of the Imperial Geophysical Experimental Survey 1928-1931. He edited a report of the Survey with T.H. Laby.
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Born United Kingdom, 16 March 1895. Died United Kingdom, 8 October 1953. Educated Royal School of Mines (BSc 1922). Royal Artillery 1914-18; consultant geologist 1922-40; director, Imperial Geophysical Experimental Survey 1928-31.
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Henderson, Roger, 'Broughton Edge: was he the father of exploration geophysics in Australia?', Preview, 194 (2018), 44-9. https://www.publish.csiro.au/PV/pdf/PVv2018n194p44. Details
Resources
- 'Broughton Edge, A B (1895-1953)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1268050. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Broughton Edge, Arthur Broughton', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P001609p.htm. Details
See also
- Anderson, Katharine, 'An "experimental" instrument: testing the torsion balance in Britain, Canada and Australia', Annals of science, 76 (1) (2019), 58-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/00033790.2019.1578897. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 March 2018
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